Bite-Sized: Why You Can’t Sleep When You’re Stressed

The Wellness Scoop

Mental Health, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 16 February 2022

⏱️ 17 minutes

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We’re joined by Guy Meadows, physiologist and leading sleep expert, to discuss how stress impacts our sleep and the small practical tools we can implement to manage stress and sleep better. Here’s a brief recap: Why stress impacts our ability to fall and stay asleep The nervous system and sleep How to manage everyday stress to sleep better Chronic stress and sleep How sleep helps us to manage stress Small, daily habits for better quality sleep The power of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for sleep Guy Meadows: ‘The Sleep Book: How to Sleep Well Every Night’ https://sleepschool.org/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:32.4	Hi, I'm Ella Mills, the founder of Deliciously Ella, and this is our podcast Delicious Waste
1:38.0	to Feel Better. This year we've launched a new format with the short 10-15-minute
1:43.1	pint-sized episodes, which will hopefully give you everything you need to know in a really digestible, practical format.
1:50.0	And each month we're going to be having a resident expert join us to delve deeper into one topic,
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2:01.5	Guy Meadows, a physiologist who is a leading expert in the space of Sleep. Guy founded the Sleep
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